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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryFood Safety



Food Safety

Author: Relissa Torian

Planning Unit: Trigg County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Food Safety

Food safety, one of the seven required lessons of Healthy Choices for Every Body, a University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, through the Nutrition Education Program Adult Curriculum, helped Trigg County’s 92% adult graduates of limited resource families adopt new healthy lifestyles. Among those changes was an increase in food safety.

 Trigg County SNAP-Ed Assistant reported 92% adult graduates of the Nutrition Education Program showed improvement in food safety. Indicating that 89% washed their hands before handling food, 78% cleaned items / surfaces more often after contact with raw meat or seafood, 100% thaw frozen food less often at room temperature and use a meat thermometer more often. These changes will reduce the risk of food borne illness and help families stay healthy.

Relissa Torian

Nutrition Education Program / SNAP-Ed Assistant

Trigg County






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